Panorpa communis Linnaeus 1758 (Family Panorpidae)


Male

Couple

Length: 10mm, Forewing Length: 13-15mm, Wingspan: 25-35mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
(5-8 Days) (45 Days
+ Winter)
April - June
(10-13 Days)
May - September
(Earliest: 12.5)

Biotopes:
Hedge Rows

Wet Meadows
Food:
Dead Insecta

Bistorta officinalis Nectar, Pollen

Heracleum sphondylium Nectar, Pollen

Tanacetum vulgare Nectar, Pollen

Nature Spot: Panorpa communis
InsektenBox: Gemeine Skorpionsfliege


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